Ghosts in the machine: a multi-institutional comparison of laparoscopic and open pyloromyotomy

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2026-2029

  Campbell, Brendan T ^a   McVay, Marcene R ^b   Lerer, Trudy J ^a   Lowe, Nancy J ^b   Smith, Samuel D ^b   Kokoska, Evan R ^b  

^a Farmington   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypertrophic pyloric stenosis; Laparoscopy; Outcomes; Pediatrics; Pyloromyotomy; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYLOROMYOTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; UNITED STATES;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LAPAROSCOPY; LAPAROTOMY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; PROBABILITY; PYLORIC STENOSIS, HYPERTROPHIC; PYLORUS; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36849010649     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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